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»Literature
Book (LB), Grammar
Handbook (HB) and Spelling Book were given to students at the beginning
of the
year and stay at home for homework
Remember: We do a spelling lesson each week. Spelling
pages are due
Tuesdays and a test is every
other week (on Friday)!
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Augus 21-29: First 2 weeks of school |
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September 2-5: |
Spelling P. 15 1-20, p. 16: 1-20 |
Alliteration Introductions due Thursday Literary and Grammar pages due 9/2 See first week for directions |
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spelling p. 21: 1-14, p.22: 1-20 |
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September
15-19
2008
Spelling pages 27:1-20 &
p. 28: 1-20
Verbs - exercise 2
page 46
Spelling Test on 3 & 4 on Friday. Know the spelling and meanings of the words
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September 22-26 |
Spelling p. 33 1-14 & p. 34 1-20. due TBA |
Exercise 7 p. 36 in the Handbook (HB) |
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SEPTEMBER 29 TO OCTOBER 3 2008 |
Spelling p. 39-41 |
finish "Identifying Transitional Words an
Phrases" Lit. Bk. (LB) p. 689 Practice & Apply 4 |
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October 6-10 2008 |
spelling p. 45:1-20, p. 46: 1-20 |
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October:
13-17 2008 |
Spelling pages 51:1-20, 52: 1-20
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Jane
Schaffer Paragraph AT THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER ARE TWO The NEW prompt is: Explain how Maijue Xiong was courageous. story starts on 270 LBYou MAY NOT do the paragraph on "Three Skeleton Key" at this point. Due Monday, 10/20
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October 20-24
2008
Spelling 9 pages 57 1-12, p. 58
1-20
+
LB p. 169
Read & do Practice-
9 questions
due Thursday
Literature & Grammar Pages
Check-We have written 8 grammar terms
and 15 literary terms with their definitions in this section of our
notes (see Literature & Grammar Pages homework due TBA.) On TBA, I
will check that all are there. Literature Terms: alliteration,
setting, conflict, resolution, simile, metaphor,
personification, hyperbole, point-of-view, 1st person, 3rd person
limited, 3rd person omniscient, characterization.
Grammar Terms: noun, adverb, action verb,
adjective, concluding & topic sentence, introduction, introductory
participial phrase sentence, introductory prepositional phrase
sentence and ZINGER (check Very
Important Terms page on the index page of this website)
. Most all the terms can be found in the Literature Book
and Grammar Handboo or check the Very Important Terms page on the
index page. I will
check the Grammar and
Literature Pages on Wednesday, 10/29
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October 27-31 2008 Literature and Grammar Terms Check Wednesday |
Spelling
break this week |
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Writing Quiz on Monday 11/3- Know 7 ,
proofreading
marks found in each unit of the spelling book, how to write sentences
using introductory prepositional
phrases and the 7 coordinating conjunctions: For, And, Nor, But, Or,
Yet, So. Check my VIT - Very Important Terms on my index page for more
information on what these are. |
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November 3 to 7 2008 |
Dia de Los Muertos Compound Sentence Essay due Wednesday, 11/12. Click on this link to get the handout for it: Compound Sentence Handout . You must also include an introduction, topic sentence, concluding sentence and zinger. Review your grammar an literature pages + handouts for these. Do not write the essay on Dia de los Muertos now. Here is the new prompt: Explain and describe any holiday celebrated in another country and not the US. |
Spelling 10: p 63 & 64: 1-20 on both
pages
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Spelling Test Friday on lessons 9 & 10 |
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November: |
Spelling 11: p. 69:1-12, p. 70:1-20 due Thursday 11/13 |
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November No spelling this week
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Quiz on Introductory Participial Phrases,
introductory prepositional phrases and 7 Transitions (both from
handouts and grammar pages) on Friday 10/21 |
Write
the rough draft of a narrative (a story). You
should have a 11/2-2 page story w/ title by following: Practice
& Apply p. 543, 548, 549 in the LB
We've been working on this for a few days in class. Look on p.550 for
help. Due Tuesday, 12/2 |
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| November 24-25, 2008 |
Spelling Unit 12 Review p. 75, 76 & 77 |
Spelling Test on 11/12 when we return from Thanksgiving Break |
| DECEMBER 1-5, 2008 Re-memorize the meanings of the words that will be on part B of the review test: comparable, endure, determination, hesitation, resign, emotional, gnarled, sought, advantageous TEST IS FRIDAY ON 11/12, THAT'S 11/12 (NOT 13)! |
Spelling 13- p. 81: 1-10, p. 82
1-20 due Wednesday 12/3 |
ROUGH DRAFT OF NARRATIVE DUE TUESDAY, 12/2 - SEE WEEK OF 11/17-21 FOR DETAILS! |
| DECEMBER: 8-12, 2008 PROGRESS REPORTS GIVEN OUT ON THURSDAY 12/4-Students have 3 days to get all missing work in. |
Final Copy of story
due 12/15. Worth
200 points
- GRADES CLOSE ON 12/117 SO YOU MUST GET THIS IN ON TIME! |
Spelling 14 p.
87:1-15, p. 88: 1-20 |
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DECEMBER: 2008 Exercise 2, p. 324 in handbook-quotation marks. |
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JANUARY 5-9 2009: |
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Find meanings in CCB (Catherine Called
Birdy) or in |
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JANUARY: |
Check Very Important Terms found on index page to review all the terms we've had this year. Write them down on Literary and Grammar pages & be ready for the test. |
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